Lilium eupetes
| Lilium eupetes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Lilium |
| Species: | L. eupetes |
| Binomial name | |
| Lilium eupetes J.M.H.Shaw | |
Lilium eupetes is a recently discovered and described epiphytic species of lily from the north of Vietnam.[1][2]
Lilium eupetes reproduces by seed and vegetatively via the production of bulbils dispersed by wind. When the leaves die back they wither and curl into a circle. This eventually detaches from the stem, and acts as the functional equivalent of a samara, carrying the attached bulbil to a new site.[1]
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